Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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The first in a series of community meetings organized by the Carbon County Library System Board (CCLSB) will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Encampment Public Library. The CCLSB is grappling with county budget cuts of close to 30 percent, and is seeking patron input in order to help determine which library services are most important to residents. “Rather than close a library here and there, the board decided to try to cut back on hours and services (to deal with the budget cuts)” Bob... Full story
The Rob Roy Reservoir about six miles southwest of Centennial in Medicine Bow National Forest can hold 11 billion gallons of water. With higher than usual snowpack melting however, a press release from the Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities (CBPU) says even that capacity will not be enough this year. A Natural Resource Conservation Survey report on snow water equivalent (SWE) in the Lower North Platte River basin listed the amount of precipitate in the mountains at 153 percent of baseline... Full story
There are many things I have learned in my years in the west. As a “round peg in a square state” I have learned (and written) about hunting, fishing, hunting and fishing guides, gates and why you don’t want to sit “shotgun,” rowing a raft, snow and its consequences and much more. But never before have I written about cowboys. Before I get started, I want to warn you that I am, at some point in this column, going to make a joke so bad I pretty much guarantee you will groan audibly. Many will... Full story
The Saratoga Museum's new director, Mikayla Larrow, said she didn't always want to be a museum director, but the loss of a family heirloom with decades of her family's history attached taught her the value of preserving, and learning from, artifacts of the past. The heirloom, a family bible that was one of the few possessions her grandmother had when she moved out West, was lost. "I love history. It's one of the most interesting things you can learn about in your life," she says as she sits in... Full story
Earning membership in The Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), an organization of insurance and financial professionals that recognizes achievement in the industry, is, according to Saratoga New York Life representative Brad Cary, “a pretty big deal.” And even though he was so honored last month, he says the biggest satisfaction in his work comes from helping others make financial plans and be ready for the future. Cary has been a New York Life agent in Saratoga since August 1987, Cary said, and in that time he has seen myriad changes in the fin... Full story
Young mussels, or glochidia, “look like really vicious Pac Men,” according to Dr. Lusha Tronstad, lead invertebrate zoologist for the University of Wyoming at Laramie. Tronstad was in Saratoga May 19 to deliver a 45-minute talk on crustaceans and mollusks as part of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s (WGFD) Habitat Speaker Series of free public lectures. About 30 interested individuals, running the gamut from energetic toddlers to curious retirees, turned out to learn from the speci... Full story
They came from Washington state and Nebraska, as well as Colorado, Idaho and Utah. Their vehicles ranged from $700 junkers to $50,000 monuments to backyard engineering and gear head fantasies brought to life. There was even a snowmobile. Color, variety and a distinctive brand of manic fun were evident in every direction at the seventh annual Pig Digger Mud Rally May 28-29 at the Whistle Pig Saloon. The event has grown steadily in popularity since its inception in 2009, and this year 50 trucks... Full story
Carbon County Senior Centers Wednesday BBQ pork riblet, potato salad, beets, wheat roll, apricots, milk. Thursday Chicken enchilada, sour cream/salsa, Spanish rice, zucchini, pears, brownie, milk. Friday Salmon patty, oven brown potato, Brussels sprouts, wheat bread, melon cup, milk Monday Hot hamburger sandwich, mashed potatoes/ gravy, green beans, Mandarin oranges, milk. Tuesday Turkey and noodles, broccoli, corn muffin, pineapple whip, milk.... Full story